Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

I’m a PC-user and a Mac-user. And I’m a cheapskate and I like free software. I am always hearing news about this-or-that program for PC users, but Mac users are somewhat left out in the cold. So I did some intensive searching and discovered a site that lists some excellent Mac software. Best of all, [...]

I found out about this handy little program from Kim Komando. By the way, if you don’t listen to her radio show or get her emails, I suggest you do! When i was a new computer user, some ten years ago now, her show was immensely helpful. Today, she discusses less about computers and more [...]

I am not very familiar with torrent files, but I am slowly getting into them. Torrents are small bits (bytes) of software or files that are downloaded, piece by piece, and fitted together to make a whole. Think of torrent files as a big jigsaw puzzle: the pieces are individual and scattered, but when you [...]

I think I mentioned this excellent software program before, but it’s worth mentioning again. It’s called Stellarium, and it’s a planetarium for the computer. My son absolutely loves it, and he’s learned some new things about the program to show us. One very cool feature is the ability to view constellation art, with major star [...]

There are SO many super free software programs out there. I am amazed that some of them are free, because they are so good, like OpenOffice, Gimp, Irfanview, Comodo, and others. But for years, file compression software is NOT free. WinZip has held the line at #1, for some od reason– because it is not [...]

I downloaded this freeware two weeks ago from Download.com, after reading their review. I absolutely love it! I am a neatnik, and I love having a neat, organized desktop. Fences is the answer! It’s created by Stardock, a reputable company; when I used Windows ME and XP, they created skins and other skinning programs that [...]